India, April 16 -- Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday met Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray at his residence in Mumbai's Dadar, sparking buzz over possible tie-up ahead of the likely elections of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) this year.

However, Eknath Shinde cleared the air and said that it was "not right to draw political meaning from every meeting".

The deputy CM made his first visit to Raj Thackeray's residence 'Shivtirtha' since the state assembly elections last year. Thackeray's son Amit and Mumbai MNS chief Sandeep Deshpande were also present at the meeting with Shinde, news agency PTI reported, citing sources.

Later, a Shiv Sena functionary said that the MNS chief ha...